rather than take the panels off, i really would run the wires new, it will probably be an awful lot easier. no panel removing at all, 20 minute job. but if you can get to the back of the rear speakers you may save yourself a few mins but I really wouldnt remove panels.
A general rule is there will be two wires per speaker one will be a solid colour, one will be marked in some way, striped or whatever. the striped or marked one is the - wire.
my mk3 however disobeys this rule!
if you have an aftermarket HU it will follow this rule, so match the wire colours from the HU to the ones connected to the speaker wires ( at the connector block in your dash).